Penelope Spheeris

Made films the shows talk about.

Wikidata Q441578: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by the only person by that name on Wikidata.

Counted as director, the making department they hold the most credits in. The films the hosts said they directed, which the two lists below run through too: Wayne's World (1992); The Beverly Hillbillies (1993); Black Sheep; Senseless; The Decline of Western Civilization.

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

The Doors (1991): 1 line

lineage (lineage) · through Wayne's World (1992), which they directed: The Doors ⇒ Wayne's World (the host's read). Wayne's World 2 depends on knowing Oliver Stone's The Doors, as Weird Science depends on knowing The Road Warrior.
“We talked a lot about Wayne's World 2 and we're like, it's very, very dependent on knowing Oliver Stone's the Doors movie.”
The Rewatchables · ‘Weird Science’ With Bill Simmons and Kyle Brandt · 1:07:39 · Kyle Brandt (0.60 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

No line says anything drew on them or a film of theirs.

What the speakers said they did

Directing (7) everyone in directing

director, The Beverly Hillbillies (Blank Check with Griffin & David, Fearless with Timothy Simons)
director, Wayne's World (The Rewatchables, 'The Player' With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Wesley Morris)
director, The Decline of Western Civilization (The Big Picture, ‘Elvis,’ ‘Walk Hard’ and Top Five Music Biopics)
director, The Beverly Hillbillies (Blank Check — Patreon, The Nightmare Before Christmas with Michael Rianda (Ad-Free))
director, The Decline of Western Civilization (Blank Check — Patreon, March Madness 2021 Recap - Round 2)
director, Black Sheep (Blank Check — Patreon, March Madness 2021 Recap - Round 2)
director, Senseless (Blank Check — Patreon, March Madness 2021 Recap - Round 2)

What was said about them, by kind

industry (1)

industry (industry): Penelope Spheeris → Harvey Weinstein. Spheeris's career stalled after Senseless, made for Weinstein, after fights and a flop.
“she did that movie for Weinstein.”
Blank Check — Patreon · March Madness 2021 Recap - Round 2 · 0:27:47 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)

people (2)

people (director): The Beverly Hillbillies → Penelope Spheeris. Number two that week was directed by Spheeris.
“It is Beverly Hillbilly, which is directed by Penelope Spirit.”
Blank Check with Griffin & David · Fearless with Timothy Simons · 2:40:15 · David Sims (0.50 sure it was them)
people (people): The Beverly Hillbillies → Penelope Spheeris. The #1 film that weekend was directed by Spheeris.
“directed by Penelope Spheres”
Blank Check — Patreon · The Nightmare Before Christmas with Michael Rianda (Ad-Free) · 2:24:42 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)

verdict (1)

verdict (verdict): Spike Jonze → Penelope Spheeris. Jonze beat Spheeris 57-43.
“Spike Jones, who beat Penelope Spheres.”
Blank Check — Patreon · March Madness 2021 Recap - Round 2 · 0:26:22 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

fun, about Penelope Spheeris: Spheeris's decline: Senseless flop, Weinstein fights, called too old.
“I got pegged with being difficult”
Blank Check — Patreon · March Madness 2021 Recap - Round 2 · 0:28:19 · Griffin Newman (0.30 sure it was them)